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Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
•
Decompensated HF ... • New ischemia ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... #Fibrillation #Cardiology ... #Management #Algorithm
Non-lschemic Causes of Cardiogenic Shock:

Beta-Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers, Digoxin 

Myocarditis 

Cardiomyopathies (sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, Takatsubo, 
hemochromatosis) 

Valvular
Non-lschemic Causes ... Supraventricular/Atrial ... Tamponade, pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
sinus rhythm in atrial ... prevent myocardial ischemia ... hypertension, pulmonary ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Treatment #HeartFailure
Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Causes, Presentations
Causes (PIRATES):
 - Pulmonary embolism 
 - Ischemia (cardiac) 
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- Diagnosis, Causes ... (PIRATES): - Pulmonary ... embolism - Ischemia ... Fibrillation #AFib #Diagnosis ... PIRATES #Emergency #Cardiology
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... disease or CHF) ... disease or CHF) ... #management #cardiology ... #algorithm
Chest XRay Consolidation Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Consolidation #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
- Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Algorithm
Chest XRay Interstitial Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Interstitial #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
- Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Algorithm
Chest XRay Atelectasis Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Atelectasis #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
- Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Algorithm
Chest XRay Nodule / Mass Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Nodule #Mass #Pattern
- Differential Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Algorithm
CHF - Left-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Valvular Disease (Preserved Diastolic/Systolic Function)
 • Mitral Stenosis
CHF - Left-Sided ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Valvular ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes